Latest Updates Around The World
Scout Motors could delay the start of production until the summer of 2028. German media report that the Volkswagen Group is experiencing technical problems. Scout Motors has already responded. It’s been just over a year since the Volkswagen Group announced its intention to address a major gap in its North American lineup: off-road vehicles. From […]
Ex-Mercedes design boss Gorden Wagner discovers a ‘Red Pig’ reboot. The original AMG sedan took second place at the 1971 Spa 24 Hours. The spectacular tribute will likely remain a one-off effort. Mercedes bought a majority stake in AMG in 1999 before becoming a wholly owned subsidiary six years later. However, the company had been […]
Autoforma has designed a beautiful Volvo P1800ES shooting brake restomod. It is available in three versions, with the cool Forward Fashionista making its debut first. It has a turbocharged Volvo T5 engine, revised suspension and striking color options. Autoforma, a Dutch restomod design company, has introduced a stunning version of the P1800ES shooting brake from […]
China introduces new safety standards that ban yoke-style steering wheels. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) considers it unsafe. The ban will take effect on January 1, 2027. The yoke-style steering wheel was the latest thing just a few years ago. Tesla pioneered the idea, with its dramatic chopped tiller debuting in 2021 […]
Subaru sent out an internal survey asking if they wanted a manual SUV. A second survey asks whether customers specifically want a manual Outback Wilderness. The last manual SUV left Subaru’s lineup in 2023. Even with so many manuals disappearing in recent years, some companies are trying to keep the manual transmission alive. Subaru is […]
Akio Toyoda’s favorite cars are the GR Yaris and GR Corolla. These hot hatches are the only ones he would sell if Toyota didn’t have a full range. Toyoda told an aspiring engineer that the door is wide open for a hypercar. Senior people in the automotive industry are usually locked in an office all […]
Ferrari plans to introduce five new models in 2026. The first should be the Luce EV, which debuts on May 25. It is very likely that some of these will be limited versions of existing models. Ferrari had a healthy 2025. The Italian carmaker’s profits are moving in the right direction, with an order book […]
Toyota is introducing a new Highlander model for the 2027 model year. This is the first electric Highlander and Toyota’s first electric three-row SUV. The base Highlander EV has a 77.0 kWh battery with a range of up to 430 kilometers. The upgraded 95.8 kWh package delivers a range of 320 miles. Toyota is upgrading […]
The one-off Bugatti Galibier returns in new images and a walkaround video It was a five-door Veyron with every conceivable luxury feature in the 2000s Although it was considered for production, it never happened. The Autostadt Museum next to the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg is the gift that keeps on giving. With so many wild […]
